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Category: Territory

International Law versus Politics: Focus on Israel and Palestine

February 27, 2016 Malaka Shwaikh

International law is designed to govern the behaviour of states and individuals who act in the name of those states.…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Procedure, Territory, War Filed under: international law, Israel, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Palestine

Frozen but Desirable: Examining the Legal Regime of the Arctic

January 19, 2015 Anna Stepanowa 2 Comments

On 15 December 2014, Denmark submitted a territorial claim to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Sea and Water, Territory Filed under: Arctic, UNCLOS

Examining the Legality of “Historic Rights” Over the South China Sea: Are Joint Development Zones the Only Way Out?

January 16, 2015 Devarshi Mukhopadhyay

Claims of the six governments involved in the long standing dispute in the South China Sea have not only managed…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Sea and Water, Territory Filed under: South China Sea, UNCLOS

International law and legality of secession in Crimea

April 20, 2014 Anna Stepanowa 16 Comments

On March 6, 2014, the Parliament of Crimea adopted a Resolution No.1702-6/14 that provided for a secession referendum to be…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Human Rights, Land, Territory, Treaties Filed under: Crimean Peninsula, referendum, Russia, secession, Self-determination, territorial integrity

The Enrica Lexie Incident: Jurisdiction in the Contiguous Zone?

April 19, 2014 Yu Jie Wu 1 Comment

On 15 February 2012, two Italian marines on board an Italian-flagged vessel, the MV Enrica Lexie allegedly shot and killed two…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Domestic Courts, Sea and Water, Territory, Treaties Filed under: EEZ, Enrica Lexie, India, Italy, UNCLOS

The ICJ’s Decision on Whaling in the Antarctic: Background and Implications

April 2, 2014 Saheed Alabi

On 31st of March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a landmark judgement in the case involving Australia,…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Sea and Water, Territory Filed under: Australia, ICJ, Japan, JARPA, New Zealand, UNCLOS, Whaling

Mapping Developments in Ukraine from the Perspective of International Law

March 12, 2014 Boris N. Mamlyuk 1 Comment

The spread of violence and political instability in Ukraine over the past several months, and the consequent political transformation in…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Human Rights, Int'l Legal Theory, Land, Sea and Water, Territory, Treaties

Crimea’s Secession and Why Russia’s Use of Force Does Not Matter

Priya Urs 4 Comments

In his famous New York Times opinion piece last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin described rather elegantly the foreign policy…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Human Rights, Land, Territory, War Filed under: Crimean Peninsula, kosovo, Russia, Self-determination, territorial integrity, Ukraine

Russia May Invoke Force Majeure Clause of New START in Response to Possible US Sanctions

March 9, 2014 Boris N. Mamlyuk 4 Comments

According to press reports, a senior Russian military spokesperson has announced that Russia may invoke force majeure clauses in arms…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Land, Territory, Treaties

Crimean Secession: No Right to Divorce

Gaiane Nuridzhanyan 3 Comments

In the beginning of March this year the topic of secession and self-determination in international law became once more topical.…

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Posted in: Current Affairs, Domestic Courts, Human Rights, Land, Territory, Treaties, War Filed under: Crimean Peninsula, referendum, Russia, Self-determination

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